Ah I see you have a direct question. I'll answer that as well. I think the idea is fine. My friend is obsessively into philosophy and dreamed up relatively the

Ah I see you have a direct question. I'll answer that as well. I think the idea is fine. My friend is obsessively into philosophy and dreamed up relatively the same idea: An open place to publish and share written essays. Seems great for anyone interested, only one thing: theres no money in it. Another very very loosely similar website is heelpress.com Check it out, you'll see that they offer an open place to publish creative works. I have no idea how they make money but one differnce is that their market is intentially bigger than yours. So if they make any significant money at all, its in large part due to the bigger market. You're market is tiny and they surely won't be paying customers. Yes I understand you may not want nor care to get rich off this website, but making money is about sustainability. You can't possibly do all the work yourself, indefinitely. You need money.